What the public was saying about the H1N1 vaccine: Perceptions and issues discussed in on-line comments during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Henrich, Natalie ^a,b   Holmes, Bev ^b,c  

^a CENTRE FOR HEALTH EVALUATION AND OUTCOME SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Canadian Institutes of Health Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; DRUG INDUSTRY; FEAR; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RELIABILITY; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; FEMALE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PUBLIC OPINION; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 79955161155     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018479     Document Type: Article

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